Vice President of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong offers incense at the Vietnam - Laos Martyrs Cemetery

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of October 29, the Central working delegation led by Comrade Tong Thi Phong - Politburo member, Vice President of the National Assembly, offered incense and flowers at the Vietnam - Laos Martyrs' Cemetery.

Also attending, on the Central side, were comrade Ha Ngoc Chien - Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Ethnic Council; Nguyen Van Tuyet - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture, Education, Youth, Adolescents and Children; Party Central Committee members: Phan Dinh Trac - Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee; Ho Duc Phoc - State Auditor General.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Deputy Secretaries of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Thong, Le Quang Huy; members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee: Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Xuan Dai - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Representatives of the provincial National Assembly delegation and leaders of Anh Son and Con Cuong districts.

Before offering flowers and incense at the cemetery, the delegation burned incense at Uncle Ho Memorial House.

Before the souls of martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos Martyrs Cemetery, comrade Tong Thi Phong and the delegation respectfully bowed to commemorate the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the brotherly friendship of the two peoples of Vietnam and Laos.

The delegation offered flowers to the souls of martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos martyrs cemetery.

Offering incense to pray for the souls of the martyrs to be liberated, comrade Tong Thi Phong and the delegation vowed to make every effort to contribute to building the country to be increasingly prosperous; hoping that the souls of the martyrs will bless the nation with peace and prosperity, the country as well as the localities, Nghe An province will develop more and more, and the people will be prosperous and happy.

After offering flowers and incense at the Vietnam - Laos Martyrs Cemetery, Comrade Tong Thi Phong and the delegation went to Con Cuong district to visit Con Cuong Ethnic Minority Secondary School.

Comrade Tong Thi Phong and representatives of the Central National Assembly and Nghe An province offered incense to the souls of martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos martyrs cemetery.

Con Cuong Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities was established under Decision No. 3731/QD/UBND, dated August 26, 2013 of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee. It is a specialized school managed by the Department of Education and Training with an important political task - creating human resources for ethnic minority areas.

In the 2016-2017 school year, the school had 12 classes with 299 students; including 277 Thai ethnic students, 7 Dan Lai ethnic students, 1 Tho ethnic student; 102 male students and 197 female students, from 11 disadvantaged communes, villages and hamlets in Con Cuong district.

The school's staff consists of 3 officers and 19 teachers. Last school year, 99.55% of students achieved good and excellent academic performance.

Many students, teachers and local people attended the working session of comrade Tong Thi Phong with the School.

Speaking at the ceremony, Principal Nguyen Dinh Nhung thanked the attention of central and local leaders and proposed some wishes to serve the school's teaching and learning.

Before presenting 2 sets of computers and 500 gifts to the students and teachers of the school, Comrade Tong Thi Phong praised and acknowledged the efforts of the teachers and students of the school in recent years. She hoped that the school would uphold its tradition, overcome difficulties to rise up; affirming that the Party and State always pay attention to education and care for the development of ethnic minorities throughout the country, including Nghe An province and Con Cuong district.

Delegates give gifts to students.

Comrade Tong Thi Phong gave gifts to students and teachers of the school.

After presenting gifts, comrade Tong Thi Phong and the delegation visited the school's facilities and learning conditions for teachers and students, encouraging the collective to strive in work and study.

Continuing the working program, on the evening of October 29, Comrade Tong Thi Phong will visit and give gifts to 5 extremely disadvantaged households and participate in cultural exchanges with the people in Khe Ran village, Bong Khe commune, Con Cuong district.

Hoai Thu